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(fineliner pen on a 125mm x 75mm notecard) There was a time when manga and animé were cool, but now it's everywhere and a shadow of its former self, with the stigma of hentai attached to it.

Cute little kid study from pictures I took at a petting zoo.

Pencil drawing of a rabbit.

Tribute to Malaysia Animation 90s. Story about egg family.

Ballpoint and white ink on found paper.

This panda wants to go fishing. 5"x7" ink and watercolor on Strathmore mixed media paper.

Observations from an expedition to the Houston Museum of Natural Science, which features an incredible paleontology hall. I brought with me a pad of sticky notes, a couple Micron plastic nib pens, a set of Copic Markers, my fanny pack, and some headphones. Prehistoric life has been an infatuation of mine since childhood, and there is something very humbling about drawing in the shadows of these fallen giants.

I've been so impressed with the ball point pen art that I have seen on this site, that I decided to give it a try. This is a Betta fish (Siamese fighting fish) done in red, blue, and purple ball point pens. Obviously, I have much to learn....but it was great fun and I have ordered some more colors since I plan on experimenting more. I've enclosed a photo of the work in progress and the various reference photos I used. The colors are more true to the final scan than in the flash photo of my drawing table.

Gentleman Cat was modelled on a victorian oil painting with a special family cat as the star of the show! Part of a pair for a special Christmas present.

Tribute to Malaysia Animation in 90s.

Second version of my animal hides serie. In the final work i change tree breed to more typical to squirrel in my country

First drawing i did in my animals in nest or hide-out serie. Want to use whole spread of Moleskine reporter Notebook

Illustrated with Ink and Ink-Pens. Inktober 2018 Copyright by Carolina Matthes

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Ink and watercolor sketch of a scruffy cat.

Some studies from the @fullertonarboretum Friday. These are random studies for my Sketching for Animators and Illustrators class. This is how I create handouts. We're hitting the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles this Saturday. Can't wait! #fullertonc

Border Terrier. Beautiful little lady called Berry.

Fox? Owl? Cat?

5"x7" ink and watercolor on Strathmore mixed media paper - www.useeverycolor.com

My "Sketching for Animators and Illustrators" class started yesterday, which means the start of whiteboard doodlemania. #doodle #fullertoncollege #fullertoncollegeartdepartment #whiteboard #whiteboarddrawing #dryerase #perpective #sketching #marker #paris

Always shining

Serious on the left, doodle on the right.

Tabby Cat....commission for vets. He looks very proud of himself this young man! I am lucky enough to get to draw all these wonderful animals for a vet. He provides the families with an A5 portrait print of their pet as part of his VIP club. This means I have all the original A4 drawings which i am happy to sell.

Class demos in my "Sketching for Animators and Illustrators" class. The building in the foreground is a students sketch I xeroxed and went over with acrylics. This is about a half hour in. We also looked at brush-pen and watercolor. I'm doing a summer ver

Final version of my previous sketch using silver leaf to moon. Intresting technig to use but result is not so attractive than i expect ;)

Animarobot.

A tomato portraying... the "Behelit" from the dark world of manga/anime series Berserk. #froodle

A family of Balloon Animals invaded the Idea Emporium Bakery. They are very fond of the Chocolate Sodas. The soda bubbles helps them float better.